It's gardening time here in New England. I've looked into a few inexpensive garden solutions that I thought I'd share with Dollar Stretcher readers: Epsom Salt as fertilizer -- Use 2 tablespoons per container or plant and then water. This...

Sunday is my TV night. I watch 60 Minutes and Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and have now added Undercover Boss to my viewing roster. I've been watching 60 Minutes since I was a kid and it's an ingrained part of Sunday for me, a lot like reading...

Brrr!!! It's really cold here in the Northeast. There were flurries in CT during the day, and snow expected over night in MA. They've probably got inches in Maine. And it's October 15th!!! This augers for a long cold winter. I've been...

This is a virtually free tip that will extend the life of your paper shredder and can even bring it back from the dead: Vegetable Oil. Pour some vegetable oil (corn, canola, what have you -- probably not expensive olive oil) down where the paper goes...

I just read an AP article in my local newspaper about "Transumers" -- people who are transient consumers. They don't purchase and consume things, they rent or lease consumer items that are then passed on to the next transumer. Sounds sort...

My cat animal companion, Jerome, loves to play with things on sticks or string. But not anything on a stick or a string. I've tried making tin foil balls and wrapping a piece of string around it -- no dice. His ferocious hunter instinct is only roused...

Spring has sprung here in New England and the farmer's markets, farm stands, and greenhouses are displaying their wares. A friend just spent $200 in one day on plants -- all annuals! Yikes! Here are some tips to keep your garden costs low. Plant swaps...

I've been making my own personal and household cleaning products for a while now. I've shared some of the personal care items (the famous salty toothpaste, vinegar hair rinse, shampoo and body wash), and thought I would share these household cleaners...

Okay, this might sound weird, but it really works to keep your hair soft. It's vinegar... regular old vinegar (white, red wine, apple cider) diluted 1:4 with warm water. You just pour a bit of it over your head then rinse it out after shampooing and...

I've been looking everywhere for a birthday book, aka perpetual calendar, which is a book where you write down people's birthdays by month. I'd seen one online that I was going to order (for $9.99 plus shipping), but their only shipping method...

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